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of life

native Artist
springs from his upbringing in oak ridge. studio of the size that he wanted—so
Jolley was chosen for the kMa’s When he graduated from tusculum that he could work on larger projects.

project not only because he is known
College in the mid-1970s, moreover, his it is also, for him, a matter of having
and respected around the world for his parents helped him to establish his first formed a community of friends and

work in glass and other mediums, but
studio just outside of knoxville proper.
philanthropy. he also finds knoxville

also because knoxville is home. there are “there was a certain point when i to be affordable, dynamic, and “very
many reasons, says Jolley, why he has cho- decided that i wanted to try to be an livable.” Quite simply, he is comfortable

sen to remain in this area when he could artist without having to live in a major in knoxville. “and i feel fortunate that
live anywhere in the world. “i have an urban area,” says Jolley. Partly that the community has embraced me in

affinity for east tennessee,” he says, that
was in order to be able to maintain a
working on a project like this,” he adds.

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